Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1942, "the Allied nations at war with the Axis powers;" the international body (officially the United Nations Organization) was chartered in 1945.\n\nSuch negotiation as may occur in New York is not conducted within the walls of the tall building by the East River: it is carried out elsewhere, in accordance with those principles of courtesy, confidence and discretion which must for ever remain the only principles conducive to the peaceful settlement of disputes.
[Harold Nicholson, "The Evolution of Diplomatic Method," 1954]
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The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization to promote international co-operation. A replacement for the ineffective League of Nations, the organization was established on 24 October 1945 after World War II in order to prevent another such conflict. At its founding, the UN had 51 member states; there are now 193. The headquarters of the United Nations is in Manhattan, New York City, and experiences extraterritoriality. Further main offices are situated in Geneva, Nairobi, and Vienna. The organization is financed by assessed and voluntary contributions from its member states. Its objectives include maintaining international peace and security, promoting human rights, fostering social and economic development, protecting the environment, and providing humanitarian aid in cases of famine, natural disaster, and armed conflict.
The United Nations Charter was drafted at a conference in April–June 1945; this charter took effect 24 October 1945, and the UN began operation. The UN's mission to preserve world peace was complicated in its early decades by the Cold War between the US and Soviet Union and their respective allies. The organization participated in major actions in Korea and the Congo, as well as approving the creation of the state of Israel in 1947. The organization's membership grew significantly following widespread decolonization in the 1960s, and by the 1970s its budget for economic and social development programmes far outstripped its spending on peacekeeping. After the end of the Cold War, the UN took on major military and peacekeeping missions across the world with varying degrees of success.
The UN has six principal organs: the General Assembly (the main deliberative assembly); the Security Council (for deciding certain resolutions for peace and security); the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) (for promoting international economic and social co-operation and development); the Secretariat (for providing studies, information, and facilities needed by the UN); the International Court of Justice (the primary judicial organ); and the United Nations Trusteeship Council (inactive since 1994). UN System agencies include the World Bank Group, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, UNESCO, and UNICEF. The UN's most prominent officer is the Secretary-General, an office held by South Korean Ban Ki-moon since 2007. Non-governmental organizations may be granted consultative status with ECOSOC and other agencies to participate in the UN's work.
The organization won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001, and a number of its officers and agencies have also been awarded the prize. Other evaluations of the UN's effectiveness have been mixed. Some commentators believe the organization to be an important force for peace and human development, while others have called the organization ineffective, corrupt, or biased.
United Nations is a hardcore punk supergroup whose roots go back to at least 2005. They consider " screamo power-violence" as their main influence.
United Nations is Rui En's second studio album, released in October 2008. The album was produced by Hype Records and exclusively distributed at CD-Rama music stores, released only for the Singapore local market. Rui En resumed the use of her Chinese name, 瑞恩 (Ruì'ēn) in this album.
The album followed Rui En's six-year hiatus from the music industry and featured lyrics penned exclusively by the artist, written in the form of a diary documenting her thoughts and opinions.
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945.
United Nations may also refer to:
- Allies of World War II
- United Nations Headquarters
- United Nations Avenue, Manila, Philippines
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United Nations (band)
- United Nations (United Nations album)
- United Nations (Rui En album), 2008
- United Nations (gang), Vancouver, Canada
United Nations is the self-titled debut from supergroup United Nations. The band features members from numerous prolific bands, including Daryl Palumbo of Glassjaw and Head Automatica, and Geoff Rickly of Thursday. Due to the contractual obligations of other members, the official lineup of the band is not known.
The album received a limited edition CD release that was only available through the Eyeball Records webstore. Only 1,000 copies were sold. The album will not be released in stores because of copyright issues with the cover image, which is essentially the same image used for The Beatles' Abbey Road, but with The Beatles engulfed in flames. The album was also released on vinyl. Pressing was limited to 1,000 copies on red vinyl. In 2015, Rickley's label Collect Records reissued United Nations on vinyl with updated packaging that parodied The Beatles' 1968 self-titled album.
The hidden track is 12:59 of silence, followed by the sound of a cash register. Also, the song "Subliminal Testing" can be played backwards to reveal other lyrics that simply tell the listener to turn the song back around.
Usage examples of "united nations".
Why not take over the television networks for a night, or appear with vivid cautionary audiovisuals before the United Nations Security Council?
Once upon a time the United Nations Organization stood a fair chance of preventing World War III.
In the end, no matter how willing you are to blame the Iraqi regime--and it does deserve the lion's share of the blame--there is still a kernel of truth to this perverse argument: even if only indirectly, the United States and the United Nations put a weapon in the hands of Saddam Hussein, who used it to slaughter another 200,000 of his people.
The crisis at the United Nations had forced them to cancel a planned vacation in the northwest, and they had not been able to reschedule it.
He Still Intended To Go To The Cia Shell At The United Nations Plaza, Though He Didn't Want Mohalley To Know That.
A convoy of Indian peacekeeper soldiers, flying the blue United Nations flag from their jeeps and trucks, were on their way to Gaza when they met an Israeli tank column on the road.
Perhaps the United Nations should have been more worried about that eventuality than we should.
It is a much more important issue than picketing the United Nations or parading in support of the House Un-American Activities Committee.
The situation has degenerated to such a state that unless means can be recommended for immediate stabilization by you I will be compelled to suggest the matter be turned over to the United Nations.
A Red China locked out of the United Nations and the larger international community, is far more likely to destabilize the world than one laced into the system.